Sentul Timur LRT station

Location Sentul Timur LRT station is located along Jalan 2/48A. To the east of the station is Pangsapuri Bandar Baru Sentul, and to the west of the station is SK Covent Sentul 2. Additionally, the SkyMeridien Sentul East, Rafflesia Sentul, and The Fennel Sentul East condominiums are close to the station, as well as Pangsapuri Mawar, Athi Eeswaran temple, and the Sentul Perdana Community Centre. Station layout The station has three floors, with the second floor serving the platforms, the first floor acting as the concourse, and the exits being on the ground floor. The station has two side platforms used by the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines. Ramps, tactile floor blocks, and lifts are available for the disabled, and the station has 55 car parking bays and a bicycle rack that can accommodate up to 20 bicycles. Platforms As the terminus for both the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines, Sentul Timur station has two platforms, of which Platform 1 is the alighting-only platform, and Platform 2 is the boarding platform for trains towards or . Both lines use the same tracks between Sentul Timur and stations, so both lines use the same platforms in this station. == Transport connections ==

The station is served by the LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line. Opened in 1998 as part of the lines' Phase 2 of development under the former STAR LRT system, the station was intended to connect Sentul Timur to other parts of the city and surrounding areas. Under Phase 2, a 15 km track with 11 stations was built to serve the northern and southern areas of Kuala Lumpur to cater for the Commonwealth Village and National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil, during the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur. ==Incidents==

On 27 October 2006, a six-coach Adtranz LRT train which came in from Ampang overshot the end of the elevated tracks at the end of this station, resulting in the front half of the first coach dangling in the air about 25 m above the ground. A lone driver was the only one on board when the incident took place. Only Sentul Timur endured service disruption for 20 minutes that day. ==References==